Music industry urges BT to block Pirate Bay or go to court

The British Recorded Music Industry (BPI) has, along with others, asked BT to block access to The Pirate Bay, after a recent ruling asked BT to block Newzbin2

A high court recently ruled that BT must block access to Newzbin2, after which the BPI, along with a group of film studios, music labels and publishers, has formally asked the telecoms company to block The Pirate Bay.

The letter from the BPI urges BT to block the website voluntarily or risk being taken to court over the matter.

A BT spokesperson said it has received the letter from the BPI and added that "BT is considering its response. In line with the Newzbin judgment, a court order will be needed before any blocking could begin." The spokesperson went on to say BT is currently focused on implementation of that order.

It was given two weeks to shut access to Newzbin2 in late October.

Several other countries in Europe have already been ordered to block The Pirate Bay.

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